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The Restaurant Industry Has a Child Labor Problem

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In recent months, a number of companies, many of them in the food industry, have been accused of violating federal and state labor laws by allowing children to work long hours in sometimes hazardous conditions. Restaurants commonly offer children their first jobs around the age of 16. In 2022, nearly 4,000 children in the U.S.

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The Story Behind the José Andrés Nonprofit Currently Mobilized to Feed Gaza

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José Andrés | Photo: World Central Kitchen / Facebook World Central Kitchen just became the first group to send a ship carrying aid to Gaza. This comes after World Central Kitchen sent 1,400 aid trucks into Gaza and established 60 community kitchens in the region to serve hot meals. I didn’t think he’d do it.”

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The Story Behind the José Andrés Nonprofit

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José Andrés | Photo: World Central Kitchen / Facebook World Central Kitchen is on the ground in Maui — serving meals as they did in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Houston, and more Update: 8/18/2023: This story was originally published November 10, 2017. Andrés approached DC Central Kitchen with his idea for a new nonprofit.

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Everything You Need to Know About Ghost Kitchens (aka. Cloud Kitchens)

The Food Corridor

Introducing cloud kitchens , commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. These commissary kitchens are sometimes also known as ghost kitchens, shared kitchens , or virtual kitchens with the delivery-only food brands operating within them called virtual restaurants.

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What Happens When Crowdfunding Isn’t Enough?

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It seemed like a sure thing: Loba Pastry + Coffee was Chicago magazine’s Best New Bakery in 2016, among other plaudits, and Velazquez Lindsten, who got her start as a pastry chef in Chicago’s fine dining kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. I had to hire an architect, which wasn’t in the budget. That was so silly. It was great.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Hiring Crisis Facts. Alignable’s September Hiring Poll shows that the labor shortage many industries have experienced this summer is only getting worse, due to Delta variant surges and inflation. That's because a whopping 85 percent of restaurant owners now report it’s very difficult to find the right help.

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PPP Flexibility, Free Reopening Resources and HungerForce

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest on PPP loans and newest tech and products to help restaurants on the road to recovery. is giving away free reopening kits to qualifying independent restaurant owners to help support restaurant reopening efforts in communities across the U.S. PPP Goes Flexible.